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29Jan

Different sides of a coin

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By Candy Kennedy  |  January 29th, 2012  |  Featured Post  |  Candy Kennedy training Border Collies, herding agility obedience, How to train a Border Collie to herd, sheepdog training, Working Border Collie  |  No Comments

Repetition vs Concept: Through research teachers discovered that students have different “learning styles” (visual, auditory or touch). I think one of the […]

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19Oct

The “peas” are growing.

By Candy Kennedy  |  October 19th, 2011  |  Class of 2011 – Oct-Dec, Featured Post  |  Border Collie training, Candy Kennedy training Border Collies, How to train a Border Collie to herd, Training young Border Collies pups, young dogs in training  |  No Comments

I’ve been asked to update on “the kids” every so often … and since they are in the “fun stage” […]

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18Aug

Time Tracks

By Candy Kennedy  |  August 18th, 2007  |  Articles  |  herding, How to train a Border Collie to herd, sheepdog training, training articles, training Border Collies, working livestock  |  No Comments

      This morning I was out training a couple of young dogs of ours. One is a 19 […]

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19Aug

Warning Label

By Candy Kennedy  |  August 19th, 2007  |  Articles  |  Articles, How to train a Border Collie to herd, sheepdog training, Working Border Collie, working livestock  |  No Comments

While working a dog I have in for training I ran into a problem that seems to emerge as a […]

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04May

Illusions of Control

By Candy Kennedy  |  May 4th, 2010  |  Articles, Training  |  Articles, How to train a Border Collie to herd, training articles, Working Border Collie, Working Border Collies, working dog, working livestock  |  No Comments

  “Illusions of Control”   Control – just how much is enough? When does enough become too much. This is […]

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04May

Right Angle

By Candy Kennedy  |  May 4th, 2010  |  Articles  |  Articles, Candy Kennedy training Border Collies, How to train a Border Collie, How to train a Border Collie to herd, sheepwork  |  No Comments

Right Angle I was flipping through the TV channels the other day struggling to find something interesting to watch (not […]

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19Aug

Terms of Endearment

By Candy Kennedy  |  August 19th, 2007  |  Articles  |  Articles, How to train a Border Collie, How to train a Border Collie to herd, sheepdog training, Working Border Collie  |  No Comments

I was giving lessons one day when a student commented to me “why don’t you write an article on basic […]

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04May

The Conformation of a Heart

By Candy Kennedy  |  May 4th, 2010  |  Articles  |  Articles, How to train a Border Collie to herd, Working Border Collie, Working Border Collies, working dog, working livestock  |  No Comments

The Conformation of a Heart The following is an article I wrote for the American Border Collie Magazine 15+ years […]

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04May

Basic Consistency

By Candy Kennedy  |  May 4th, 2010  |  Articles, Training  |  Articles, How to train a Border Collie, How to train a Border Collie to herd, training articles, working livestock  |  No Comments

Basic Consistency: I was out giving lessons today when something happen that caused to stop and evaluate circumstances and why […]

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04May

Terms of Endearment

By Candy Kennedy  |  May 4th, 2010  |  Articles, Training  |  Articles, How to train a Border Collie to herd, training Border Collies, Working Border Collie, working livestock  |  No Comments

I was giving lessons one day when a student commented to me “why don’t you write an article on basic terms“. My […]

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“Can you hear me now?”

Students are always asking why doesn’t my dog listen to me? It all starts “up close and personal”. In order for a dog to work with you … you have to be in his mind. He can’t hear what you are saying if he’s not listening. So, how do we go about teaching a dog to listen to us better — “communication and trust”. When first starting a pup if your guidance gives him better control of his sheep (which is everything his instincts are compelling him to do) he will learn to rely on and trust that guidance. If everything you do/say makes him lose his sheep that trust will quickly be eroded. With young dogs the last thing you want is a conflict between what you are making him do ...[Read More]

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